Tag: halloween

The Saturday before Halloween is always pretty great. It gives you an extra shot to show off that amazing costume. You get to head downtown for drinks and/or fun. And you don’t have to wake up early the next day and head into work with a candy hangover.

This year, it’s gonna be even better because Austin is in full-on festival mode. There’s so much happening that weekend, and Cap Metro is here to make it easy to get around.

Like we’ve donea few timesbefore, we’re partnering with the Austin Public Library to provide Park & Ride services at a few different branches. Park at the library, pick up your free Day Pass & pre-vetted trip plan and then hop on the bus! It’s super easy.

Park & Ride Locations

Capital Metro and the Austin Public Library invite you to make it a SUPER SATURDAY! Park for free at 6 different branch library locations and ride for free with a Transit Day Pass — so you can spend more time at the festivals and less time circling downtown for parking.

Ride free by parking at one of these neighborhood libraries and checking in with a librarian to pick up your Day Pass:

Planning your night out for Halloween? As you wrap-up the finishing touches on your Breaking Bad or Despicable Me Minion Costume, remember to plan how you’re getting there.

That’s right! Plan a safe ride on Halloween.

We’ve got you covered!

E-Bus service operates Thursday through Saturday night via routes 410 West Campus, 411 Riverside, and 412 Main Campus. Regular service hours are from approximately 9 p.m. until 3 a.m. Night Owl service will run its usual schedule, Tuesday through Sunday from about midnight until 3 a.m.

Riders needing to get to and from the downtown area can also use Capital Metro’s local service until around midnight.

Riders can also bypass traffic by using MetroRail, which will operate its regular late schedule on Friday and Saturday nights, offering service until midnight. The MetroRail Downtown Station is located across from the Convention Center on 4th Street between Neches and Trinity.

Regular fares will apply. UT students ride free with valid school ID, and ACC students can board using their Green Pass.

Capital Metro riders who plan to use the 4 Montopolis, 21 Exposition and 100 MetroAirport routes should take note of possible 6th Street closure detours due to Halloween events from around 8 p.m. until 3 a.m.

More detailed route and detour information can be found on the Capital Metro website.

Even though Halloween’s on a Wednesday, don’t let that be a drag. We know you’ve come to know the trusty E-Bus as your ride Downtown on the weekends, now take advantage of that tonight!

Capital Metro wants to help you reach the big party down as safely and conveniently as possible. That’s why we’re running E-Bus service on a Wednesday, which usually doesn’t happen, but we’re making an exception to help get all those Honey Boo Boo and Psy look-alikes to 6th Street.

Hours will be the same as E-Bus weekend service (8:30 p.m. until 3 a.m.). Catch a ride using routes #410 West Campus, #411 Riverside, and #412 Main Campus. Regular fares will apply. UT students ride free with valid school ID and ACC students ride with the Green Pass.

All you Halloween go-ers can also ride Capital Metro’s local service to and from the downtown area until around midnight. Night Owl service will run its usual schedule until 3 a.m.

We hope all our riders have a good time tonight. Use Capital Metro as your safe ride this Halloween!

We want to see all those elaborate costumes! Post your Halloween pictures as you ride transit today–rail, bus, E-Bus. Tweet them to @CapMetroATX or post to our Facebook wall!

If you’re just trying to go about your daily commute tonight: Capital Metro riders who plan to use the #4 Montopolis, #21 Exposition and #100 MetroAirport routes should take notice of anticipated 6th Street closure detours due to Halloween events from around 8 p.m. until 3 a.m. More detailed route and detour information can be found in the Capital Metro website ‘Service Alerts’ section.

On Halloween, Sunday, Oct. 31, start the costume party early aboard an E-Bus route headed to downtown. Capital Metro will provide E-Bus service on Halloween via routes 410, 411, and 412, beginning around 8:30 p.m. E-Bus routes provide evening and late night service between student-dense neighborhoods and the downtown entertainment district. The last bus will leave downtown at 7th and San Jacinto at 3 a.m. Regular fares apply. All other Capital Metro services will be operating their regular Sunday schedules (ending between 9-10:30 p.m.)

Halloween revelers celebrating on Saturday, Oct. 30, can also ride Capital Metro to/from downtown, with local service until around midnight, plus E-Bus and Night Owl service until 3 a.m.